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Instrument/Vocal Microphone
The Shure SM57 Instrument/Vocal microphone is used to mic the Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 Amplifier that lead guitarist Alex Turner uses for his performances with the Arctic Monkeys.
moreProducer Vance Powell - “On Blunderbuss I also used the Neve 33609 and RCA BA6A and an Ampex MX35 four–channel tube mixer to record the drums, but these sessions happened so quickly that I did not have a lot of time to set things up. There was not a lot of upright bass this time, but when there was one, I’d use an RCA 44 and something higher up like the RCA BK5A [cardioid ribbon mic]. There was an African drum on ‘Would You Fight For My Love?’, which had an AEA R92, electric bass would have been DI and a Neumann U67 on the amp, with maybe some compression from the [Fairchild] 670. I recorded Jack’s acoustic guitar with an RCA 77DX, and his electric almost always goes through his 1963 Fender Vibroverb in front of which I placed a U67, which went into the Neve 1073 desk and then straight to tape. I did not record any of Jack’s vocals, other than on the song ‘Just One Drink’ because that was done entirely live. I used a Shure SM57 or 58 on his vocals for that, and Josh recorded the backing vocals.”
moreThis mic was used for snares on Eagles of Death Metal's album Death by Sexy, according to Shure's official website.
moreAsked about any tricks to recording natural guitar sounds, guitarist Dave Grohl replied, "As far as micing the amps, we used a Shure SM57. That's usually the mic they use on the amps when you play live, so why not use it in the studio as well?"
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Imagine Dragons uses Shure's SM57 for their guitar cabinet.
more"I use a Shure SM57 for demos, and if I'd like a really crisp vocal sound I like to use an AKG C-1000. But my favorite is the SM57 - beautiful design inside and out. It allows close mic placing and picks up vocals better."
moreUsed on *Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock*: "And what about those famous guitars, which included Ibanez JS1200, JS1000 and JS2PRM electrics (his signature line), a Bruce Sexauer FT-14 acoustic and a 1948 Martin 000-21? For the demo recordings, Satriani used either a Palmer or Marshall SE100 speaker simulator paired with one of his many guitar amps, including those from his signature Peavey JSX Series. In the studio, he played into either a CAD D189 or an SM57. For clean guitar parts and acoustic guitar, he used a KM54."
more[This article on the making of Marr's 2018 *Call the Comet* album by MixOnline.com](https://www.mixonline.com/recording/johnny-marr-finds-his-voice-on-call-the-comet) touches on some of the gear used during the recording process. "The core idea behind the recording was to have it be close to what the band does live. The band records together in the live room quite a bit, although not always. For Marr’s guitars, Doviak places a Shure SM57 and AKG C414 in 60/40 blend up to the amp grille through the Neve 1081s with very little EQ, just a touch of brightness and bite to the SM57 and scooping out of muddiness. This gives an accurate representation of what you would hear standing in front of Marr’s amp at a show. " (While the engineer is providing this feedback, the gear is housed in Marr's own Crazy Face studios, which contains gear he's collected over his decades in the music industry.)
more"He also used a Fender Bassman on about four songs and a Vox AC30 for some clean tracks. Four microphones were used to mic Kurt's speaker cabinet (he would pick which mic he liked best for each song and its signal was sent through the Neve console at Sound City): a Shure SM57, an AKG 414, a Neumann U87, and occasionally a Sennheiser 421. His main effects were the DS-1 Distortion and Small Clone. A ProCo Rat distortion pedal was also used on some songs on the album (6)."
moreIn "Pulse" 1994, WEM and Marshall speaker cabinets are mic’ed with Shure SM57 and Neumann U-87 microphones.
moreShure endorsed Nickelback's Chad Kroeger uses Shure's SM57, according to Shure's artist page.
moreIn [this interview](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct99/articles/readerzone.htm), Gavin Harrison says he uses Shure SM57 microphones to record snares: "I use the '57s on the snare drum both top and bottom. They're a cheap all-round mic, but everyone uses them."
moreThis is one of many pieces of gear listed in a 2007 Computer Music feature on Venetian Snares.
more"Generally we have three microphones on each cab—either a Shure SM57 or Heill PR 30 next to a Sennheiser 421, and then either a ribbon mic like a Royer R-121 ribbon or a Neumann FET47, to capture a fullness of sound." - excerpt from Premier Guitar interview.
more"Justin Vernon spent a winter in his family’s hunting cabin in the woods of Wisconsin tracking and layering guitars, vocals and horns with his SM57." as it is mentioned in the article.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Bleachers' Jack Antonoff uses Shure's Beta SM57 microphone for his guitar and to mic his snare top.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Jason Hook, playing for Alice Cooper uses Shure's SM57 Instrument microphone.
moreAs can be seen at his official Instagram account (about making some music) you can see him using this item in the picture / video.
more"First and foremost, I recorded—and still record—exclusively with a Shure SM57 because I believe that the magic in that little mic can’t be beat. I can’t tell you how many times engineers would place all these fancy condenser mics two or three feet away from my rig and tell me, “Don’t worry, we’ll get a good tone.” I’d never be happy with it though, so I’d set up the 57 two inches in front of and off the outer edge of the cone and it would always sound better!"
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Brad Paisley uses Shure's SM57 for his guitar, snare, and pedal.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Imagine Dragons uses Shure's SM57 for their guitar cabinet.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Imagine Dragons uses Shure's SM57 for their snare.
moreIn some relats and pics we can see Ian using a shure sm 57 http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/images/2005/04/29/joy_division_bowden_02_450x300.jpg
moreMix engineer Tommaso Colliva on recording Drones : “The mics on the bass cabs were a Neumann FET 47 with a [Shure] SM57, Beyerdynamic M88 or Electro–Voice RE20 on the clean amp, and the same on the distorted amps, but we also tried the Shure SM57 or Sennheiser 421 on the latter.”
moreAccording to this transcription of a February 1982 issue of *U2 Magazine*, "Larry has a somewhat unusual drum set up. Not that the kit itself was unusual, but it was arranged in an unusual manner and had several unusual extras. The basic kit is a very impressive all black Tama Fiberstar - all single headed, and including a 24" kick drum, 16" and 18" floor toms, and a selection of rather deep rack toms. The snare was a Ludwig 14"x61 " steel shell and he also has a pair of Latin Percussion Timbale. The cymbals comprised Zildjian 18" thin ride; 18" thin crash; 18" medium crash; 18" pang and 21" ride, with Paiste 14" hi-hats on a Premier Trilock pedal. The rest of the stands are Tama. The kit is miked using Sennheiser 421's for the kick and the floor toms, Shure SM57's for rack toms and snare, Electro-voice RE10 on the hi-hat and AKG D190's on the rest. No overhead mikes."
moreThe Whitfords depended on the time-tested—and Hendrix-approved—Marshall Super Lead and a Marshall 4x12. The head is a reissue 100-watt model, and the cabinet is a 1960BX loaded with Celestion Greenbacks. It’s mic’d with a Shure SM57
moreThe Style Council ?– Live At Full House Rock Show (1987) Carl Isovic Published on Apr 10, 2017 The Style Council at a live concert at "Capitol" in Hanover on 12 March 1987 (Live At Full House Rock Show) Minute 1:55
more"Premier brand Toms. Used on, on live performances of There There, where Ed, Jonny, and Phil all play drums. The pair of toms is mic’d with a single wireless Shure SM57."
more"I keep one of my basketweave cabinets mic’ed up all the time – 24/7 – for the last six years. I keep the heads in another room and switch between them, but keep the cabinet mic’ed up. I picked just one speaker and I use Shure SM57 and Sennheiser 409 mics together on the same speaker" - [Gilby Clarke](http://www.vintageguitar.com/2903/gilby-clark/).
more"I generally plugged straight into a Marshall TSL head miked with a pair of Shure SM57s and a Neumann U87 and combined the signals."
moreMy live rig with Bush is a monster. My guitar runs through volume pedal, then a Jerry Cantrell wah, into the front of a Fractal AXFX XL II+, it splits out of the FX loop into a Voodoo amps modded Marshall JMP-1with a gold Marshall EL34 100/100 and into a first revision Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. Both amp signals send to 2 separate Rivera silent sister iso cabinets loaded with Eminence EJ1250’s. Each speaker has 2 microphones, and modded Sure Sm 57, and a Sennheiser 421.
more"We’ve been using Neumann U47s and Shure SM57s – the usual mics – and it seems to work pretty well."
moreIn [this article](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan11/articles/it-0111.htm) Yvan Bing, sound engineer on Phil Collins' album, Going Back, says, "For most of the recordings, I had a Beyerdynamic M88 on the kick, a Shure SM57 on the snare top and a Sennheiser MD441 on the bottom, another M88 on the low tom, a Neumann U47 for mono ambience and one Neumann U89 as a mono overhead."
more> I had two Shure SM57s on the snare, top and bottom, and on the toms I had an SM57 on the top and a Sennheiser 421 underneath. You have to be really careful in positioning these mics; the top gives more attack and the bottom will pick up a more round tonal quality. Mike Fraser, Sound on Sound interview, 2009.
moreShure endorsed Nickelback's Ryan Peake uses Shure's SM57, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed Nickelback uses Shure's SM57 to mic percussion, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed Nickelback uses Shure's SM57 to mic percussion, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed Nickelback uses Shure's SM57 to mic percussion, according to Shure's artist page.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Cheap Trick uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their guitar iso box.
more"**Interviewer:** What kind of gear did you use during the recording process? **Bouillet:** Guitars used where FGN Fujigen Expert OS, 1978 Les Paul Standard, 1978 Ibanez Pf 300. Pickups Seymour Duncan JBs, Intex Cables which I highly recommend, Dunlop picks, Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Roland Micro Cube amps, Eleven. Boss Gt 100, Boss Super Shifter, Vemuram Triplex, Line 6 delay, D'Addario strings, Pro Tools. Neve 1073's, RCA pre's, V76's Shure 57's."
moreIn this [Sound on Sound interview](http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul13/articles/it-0713.htm), Ken states of his recording microphones, "I have an [AKG C414 TLII](http://equipboard.com/items/akg-c414-tlii) for vocals and acoustic guitar, a couple of [Royer R121s](http://equipboard.com/items/royer-r-121-ribbon-microphone) and some [Shure SM57](http://equipboard.com/items/shure-sm57-instrument-vocal-mic) and [58s](http://equipboard.com/items/shure-sm58-vocal-microphone) for guitars, and that's it."
moreused to mic up amp on self titled album. source from sylvia massy's (System of a Down producer) official website: http://www.sylviamassy.com/how-to/
moreIn [this article](http://www.guitarworld.com/neil-young-ragged-glory?page=0,1), it states, "Cragg uses a combination of Sennheiser 409 and Shure SM57 microphones on the amps."
moreReid’s guitar rig had a much more modern vibe than the other players on the tour. In addition to his signature Parker guitar and Roland processor, it featured a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier with a matching 4x12 loaded with Celestion Vintage 30s and mic’d with Sennheiser e906 (left) and a Shure SM57 (right).
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Kane Roberts, playing for Alice Cooper uses Shure's SM57 Instrument microphone.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Glen Buxton, playing for Alice Cooper uses Shure's SM57 Instrument microphone.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Neal Smith, playing for Alice Cooper, uses Shure's SM57 to mic the snare.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Imagine Dragons uses Shure's SM57 for their snare.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Imagine Dragons uses Shure's SM57 for their guitar cabinet.
moreWhat am I doing, it's just this mic, this SM 57 plugged into this thing," you know.
moreThis is the vocal mic, then known as simply the SM7, that Bruce Swedien used to record Michael Jackson's vocals on Thriller, the best-selling album of all time
moreAccording to Shure's [website](http://www.shure.com/americas/artists/dierks-bentley), Dierks Bentley uses a Shure SM57.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Christina Perri's drummer uses Shure's SM57 for the snare top.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Childish Gambino uses Shure's SM57 to mic his band's snare and guitar cabinet.
moreIn this article by Sound on Sound it says MGMT used an SM57 saying : "We had to mic the drums with this Radio Shack mic on the kick and an SM57 on the snare. Then, in the end, on parts of 'Weekend Wars' and 'The Youth' on the record, some of the drum tracks were actually just that, run through preamps.”
moreShure endorsed Ana Tijoux uses Shure's Beta SM57 microphone, according to Shure's artist page.
moreKevin mentions using SM57s for recording kicks, snares, and his guitar amps, in this interview.
more"We mike each amp with a Shure SM57.” - Robert's guitar/bass tech [Djamir “Penguin” Filho](http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-florence-and-machine/368254).
moreShure endorsed O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge uses Shure's Beta SM57 for bgv, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed O.A.R.'s Chris Culos uses Shure's Beta SM57 to mic his snare, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge uses Shure's Beta SM57 for bgv, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge uses Shure's Beta SM57 for bgv, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed O.A.R.'s Jerry DePizzo uses Shure's Beta SM57 for bgv, according to Shure's artist page.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Casting Crowns uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their snare top.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Casting Crowns uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their snare top.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Chris Tomlin's band uses Shure's SM57 for their snare, guitar cabinet, and leslie cabinet high.
moreIn [this 1982 documentary on the making of Gabriel's fourth album](https://youtu.be/scmYG1Pv1_Q?t=13m49s), we see a shot of several pieces of gear set up in his then-home studio. At the 13:49 mark, there's a clear shot of Peter singing into his SM-57.
more“My drum mics consist of two Coles 4038s for overheads, Shure SM57s on the snare top and bottom, AKG D12 on the kick, and during the recordings of Sia’s record I had Sennheiser MD421s on the toms, but now I have AKG C414s — the old, silver ones".
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Cage the Elephant uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their snare.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Cage the Elephant uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their bass cabinet.
moreIn [this](http://www.emusician.com/artists/1333/grizzly-bear/45110) Electronic Musician article, it is stated that Taylor used a Shure SM57 microphone while recording Grizzly Bear.
moreThe website presents some of the equipment used by Elton John on his magnificent live performances. Second page, 7th paragraph states that Shure SM57 is in Elton's equipment list.
moreIt's been disputed whether or not Joey used an SM58 or a Unidyne, but as can clearly now be seen on the posts here: he used both.
more> I record to Cubase through really good Apogee convertors, and I generally just pick a very simple chain using a nice preamp and a Shure SM57 mic—just like all the oldschool guys used to do. Here’s a tip I learned from three of the big four metal bands: Put an SM57 in the bottom left speaker of your 4x12 cabinet, aim it dead center in speaker and up against the grille, and then move it to the left about an inch or so. That’s pretty much the miking technique for most of the great metal albums that came out in the ’80s, and even including Pantera in the ’90s. I have a good set of Celestion speakers in my Hughes & Kettner cabinet, and, quite honestly, as long as it’s Celestions and an SM57, you can get a great metal sound. Guitar Player interview, 2010.
moreShure endorsed Young the Giant's Jacob Tilley uses Shure's SM57, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed Young the Giant's Eric Cannata uses Shure's SM57, according to Shure's artist page.
moreSOS Magazine article: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Renaud Letang "Many people have asked me how I did Feist's vocal tracks on the album. We had two setups for the whole album. I had a Neumann U67 and an SM57 both going into a Vox guitar amp, on which we EQ'ed and added reverb. The Vox was miked up by an SM57 and a U87 and then went into the old Neve A646. This gave us what we called the 'dirty' vocal. The other setup was just one U67 going into the Neve preamp in Canada, which was similar to the Neve A646.
more> "**GC:** What's your mic-ing set-up? Do you use one mic? > > **Mascis:** [Producer] John Agnello used a Shure SM57, Sennheiser MD-421 and a Shure SM87 on one track, just bound together. They're all close, all right on line." Mascis has also used (and still uses) an SM57 as a vocal mic, particularly during the recording of Dinosaur Jr's *Farm* (as seen in [this episode of Pitchfork's *In The Studio*](https://youtu.be/TYDIH_H43yE?t=4m31s)) and in [this live performance](https://youtu.be/_yXFIWCNELY?t=1m14s) of Dinosaur Jr's "Sludgefeast".
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Iron and Wine uses Shure's SM57 microphone to mic his snare top.
moreUsed in a 1993 session (with a four-track) to record "Last Call". He also uses in live performances (Winter/Spring 1999) for guitar and snare.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Cheap Trick uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their guitar iso box.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Cheap Trick uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their guitar iso box.
moreAt 24:34 Larry Carlton talks about how he uses the Shure SM57 to mic up his amp to his effects. "Yeah, yeah, so pretty simple set up if you notice now there's a 57 on my speaker cabinet. There will be, when I'm playing live, 2 57s on my speaker cabinet one 57 is for the house mix the other 57, the tone of my speaker and my amplifier, it's that 57 and that tone is what ends up hitting my effects. Just like when you're in the studio, you have your dry guitar sound which you wanna put some effects on it, you have the send and return. It's getting the source from the microphone on your amplifier, so that's the conversion that I did because the tone I want my effects to hear is the tone I'm sending through it, right?"
more[This article](http://tascam.com/news/display/226/), by Tascam, includes words from Bruce's mix engineer, Toby Scott, who says that they used Shure SM57 microphones.
more"Shure SM55, 57 and 58 mics" is included in the list of equipment at Stuart Price's studio.
more"For guitar amps, I start with an SM57 typically, but sometimes a RØDE, usually into this UREI 1178 compressor through an API 312 mic preamp. I usually go into this API 550A EQ; or if something really needs to be carved out, I'll go into this UREI 546, an old film mastering EQ, with very specific control. Sometimes I'll send the guitar into this old RCA solid state compressor. The RCA also sounds great on snare."
moreShure endorsed Amon Amarth (Fredrik Andersson on drums) uses Shure's SM57 microphone to mic the bottom of the snare, according to Shure's artist page.
more"His gig bag consists of the Shure SM57 microphone..." reads [this article](http://gizmodo.com/5913895/the-gadgets-of-reggie-watts) on Reggie Watts.
moreAnderson states on the official [Jethro Tull site](http://jethrotull.com/the-attic/musical-instruments/ian-anderson/): "When I first took up the instrument, by playing into the same mic as I used for vocals – the Shure model 57"
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Blues Traveler's Brendan Hill uses Shure's Beta SM57 to mic his snare.
moreUsed as a vocal microphone in the video for The Wallflowers' "One Headlight". First visible at 0:30.
moreSufjan Stevens uses Shure SM57, according [this website](http://www.tapeop.com/interviews/70/sufjan-stevens/).
moreAccording to [this article](http://patricksisson.com/gang-signs-post-punk-legends-gang-of-four-revisit-old-principles-and-crank-up-the-transistor-amps-on-content/), in which Andy discusses his drum micing technique, "For the snare, I use an SM57 or Beyerdynamic M88, an SM85, and a KSM44."
moreAccording to this article Rogue Wave used this microphone on Rogues acoustic guitar while recording "Permalight".
moreMatt: Does your studio set up differ from your stage rig? Stacey: I keep things pretty simple. My role in Hi-Fi is to just provide the meat. I have two settings distorted and really distorted, loud and louder. Normally I play all the rhythm parts, but for this record Jamie and I both played rhythm because we 99% of it is live off the floor. So in other words, when we got a drum track we got a bass and two rhythms guitar track as well, because we were all tracking live together. There’s this intangible quality you get with four guys playing live at the same time. There’s no beat detective or anything with this record, we just did it live and then added overdubs later. Generally speaking, I use a Marshall JCM2000and I’ll put a 421 or a 57 on that and a Royer, a little darker mic, and I have a Bad Cat combo amp that I use. So I have this wall of distortion from the Marshall and I’ll mix in the chimey, clean stuff from the Bad Cat, and that really works well for me. That’s in the studio, and on stage I’m really simple, I really just set up the Marshall and I’m good to go.
more"According to drum tech Jeff Linsenmaier, Ben Wysocki's kit is miked with Sennheiser e 602 and Yamaha SubKick (bass), Beyer M201TG (snare top), Sennheiser e 604 (snare bottom), AKG C 430 (hi-hat), Shure SM57 (tambourine), Sennheiser e 604s (rack/floor toms), AKG 460 (ride cymbal) and AKG C 414 B-XL II (underhead stage-right/left)."
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Boyce Avenue's Daniel Manzano uses Shure's Beta SM57 for his snare's top.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Boyce Avenue uses Shure's SM57 for their guitars.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Boyce Avenue uses Shure's SM57 for their guitars.
moreFirst visible in this interview at 0:03, where it is used to mike Miller's acoustic guitar.
more"When I record guitars, I usually start with a SM57 pointed on-axis about one or two fingers width off the grill of the cab with the mic aimed just outside of the voice coil dust cover. Sometimes it’s handy to have a flashlight to see the actual speaker through the grill cloth."
more“Starting with the kick drum, I used an AKG D30, but then I sometimes used the Shure Beta 52A and I used a [Yamaha SKRM-100] Subkick too at times. On the snare drum, I had a [Shure] SM57 or sometimes the Telefunken M80. It’s a little more of an open kind of mic. With the toms, I used a [Shure] Beta 52A on the floor tom, which I really liked. It’s really got a lot of bottom and some top but it’s got a thing where it kind of glues things together with the rest of the kit when you bring it in. It worked really well with the overhead mics. I also used a [Shure] SM7 on one tom. For overhead mics, of all things, I used these [MXA] MCA SP1s. "
moreThis article states that Jerry's studio includes "AKG 414 (2), C451E (2), and D12 (2); EV RE18 (2) and RE20; Neumann KM86i (2), KM88i (2), TLM 103 (2), U67 (2), U87 (2), and U89i (2); Sennheiser 421 (4); and Shure SM57 (4), SM7B, and SM58."
moreVocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale sings through a Shure Beta 58A. “Nothing is going to sound better on his vocal,” says front-of-house engineer/tour manager John Hagler, “especially to lift him above the guitars. I've tried to get away from using it, but every time I ended up just EQ'ing the thing to sound like a 58A, so I always go back to it.” His amps (below right) take two SM57s: one on the Marshall and one on the Vox."
moreIn this fantastic cover, at 1:30, we can see Flansburgh singing into Shure SM57.
more"We mixed it up using some computer software and my Boss GS-10. I also used some of my blackface Fender amps. We usually used Shure SM57s to mic the cabs."
more"The overhead was usually a [Sony] C37. The snare would've changed around for sure, but usually it was just a [Shure SM]57. If I needed a bottom snare, like if I needed a little more crack out of it, it would be whatever cheap condenser I had sitting around, because it doesn't need to sound great, it just needs to pick up that high frequency. "
moreShure endorsed Alison Krauss & Union Station (Dan Tyminski on lead vocals) uses Shure's Beta 58A microphone, according to Shure's artist page.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Chris Isaak uses Shure's SM57 microphone for his snare, guitar cabinet, and leslie cabinet top.
moreElvis Costello & The Attractions, 1979 U.S. Tour Another source: https://www.thoughtco.com/elvis-costello-artist-profile-10113
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Dawes uses Shure's SM57 microphone for their snare.
more"The model I use with the POD is a Plexi Variac Marshall with Greenback 25s, mic’ed with a SM57. And I worked very, very hard in a studio environment to hone that sound."
moreIn this [interview from the April 2000 issue of *Guitar World* magazine](https://web.archive.org/web/20040213203727/http://archive.guitarplayer.com/archive/artists/thecure.shtml), Robert explains how he used the SM57 for both guitar and vocals on the *Bloodflowers* album.
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Chad Brownlee uses Shure's SM57 microphone for his snare bottom and guitar cabinet.
moreShure endorsed band, Anti-Flag's lead vocalist, Justin Sane, uses Shure's SM 57, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed band, Anti-Flag's drummer, Pat Thetic, uses Shure's SM57 to mic his snare, according to Shure's artist page.
moreShure endorsed band, Anti-Flag's guitarist, Chris Head, uses Shure's SM 57, according to Shure's artist page.
moreFrank uses a SM58 in this performance, the camera zooms in on it at the end of the video.
moreIf you read the tweet in the URL, you can see Jacoby stating that he prefers an SM57 for recording vocals on studio.
moreA FOH stage hand sent out a couple pictures of Chris Stapleton's live rig on May 27, 2016 in Simpsonville, SC at the Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre. The stage setup clearly matches the setup seen in various videos around the web from early-2016 shows. Shure SM57's are seen clearly in front of both of his amps.
moreused to put his microphone next to the drum kit so it wouldnt spill cymbals into the mix
moreAccording to Shure's artist page, Brad Paisley uses Shure's SM57 for his guitar cabinet and snare.
moreIn [this live in-studio performance](https://youtu.be/kn61fLDBHpI), Julie can clearly be seen singing into a Shure SM-57 microphone.
moreAt 2:29 we can see that Rob's playing the [Matchless Avalon](http://equipboard.com/items/matchless-avalon-30-amp) through a Shure SM57 Instrument/Vocal Mic during this #product-demo.
more"Anthony always used an SM57 for his lead vocals. We put it on a stand, but I'm sure he held it in his hand, and leant on it and swallowed it. That's how he gets his sound, but it meant that it was important to compress him, in order to protect the tape."
moreVisconti says that the basic vocal chain on the album consisted of Bowie's own Manley Gold Reference Mic into an Avalon mic pre, into an LA-3A compressor and a Focusrite Red EQ, then into an Apogee 8000 A/D converter and a G4 Mac running Logic Audio. “I started recording vocals on analog, as I did with all of the drums [16-track at 15 ips with Dolby SR, or 30 ips with no noise reduction — I consider it to be the ultimate tape format,” Visconti says, but the lock-up became tedious, so we stayed in the digital realm — 24-bit, 44.1k]. On one song, ‘I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spacecraft,’ I used a Shure SM57 to get a rockier sound, but I later regretted that because the Manley spoiled me rotten. It's such a sweet mic, very musical in the midrange. The Manley mic vocals just leapt out of the mixes, whilst the 57 needed lots of EQ, compression and, ultimately, de-essing to get it above the mix.”
more"Mics on the amp were a Shure SM57 and Royer R-121. Everything was recorded into Logic Pro. Beat was made with Native Instruments Battery 4." -Andy Othling
moreIn this video we can see the SM57 on Stu voice, replacing his classic EV-635. They probably made a change of microphones, because we can see the SM57 in the voices and the EV-635 in the drums hi-hat. At 8:41 we can see de EV-635 on the hi-hat.
moreThe following photo was taken from the PDF file included with Warmer's album, The Tragic Evolution of Desire. All the gear included was used in the making of this album.
moreIn the 2014 interview with the Vienna Symphonic Library, the Shure SM57 Instrument/Vocal Microphone can be seen at Elfman's workplace in his Malibu studio.
moreAccording to this interview with Guitarplayer.com Capps uses an "old" SM57 to amplify his guitars on stage: "It’s got less high end than some of the newer models. I can’t deal with a direct sound because I don’t need some soundman trying to equalize the volume between my guitar and my voice. If I need to be louder, I’ll lean in. It’s like how Bill Monroe’s old bluegrass groups used to play around one mic. When someone took a solo, they would lean in."
morein the video clip you can see in the the croner a bunch of text. it says what there are using
moreIn this Instagram post made on November 16th, 2017, Takayoshi Ohmura was spotted using a Friedman Runt 20 head with a Shure SM57 micing up a Bogner 2x12 cabinet for recording.
more“With the last record, ‘Forever Dolphin Love’, I made the whole thing with an SM57"
more"In general I used both Shure SM57 and Royer R-121 ribbon mics, a few inches back, just off the center of the cone, give or take an inch or two depending on the part. When you back the mics off a bit, it can help a part sit in a track better, especially if there are more that two guitar parts."
moreIn this preformance of "Nonagon Infinity " in his entirety, the band is using the Shure SM57 for Vocals and Harmonica.
moreUsed as a vocal mic in this live performance of Kiev's "Pulsing: Home Now". First clearly visible at 0:29.
more"So here's the miking setup I'm going to use today and this, maybe, a little but of overkill and you typically don't need more than one mic on a cab, but we're goin' a little over the top in this video. So I have a Shure SM57 as well as an Earthworks SR25. (...) What do you do with a dual-miked cab? I like to blend the two microphones together. I like the high end of a 57 and I like the low end of the Earthworks mic, so blending those two together, you can get sort of in the weeds as far as panning goes and you gotta look out for phase, but if you mike the amp correctly, you're not gonna run into too many issues and have a lot of creative freedom."
moreIn this video Mateus is using the Shure SM57 Instrument/Vocal Microphone to record his guitar.
moreGlenn has used his Shure SM57s in many of his YouTube videos but in this video he first shows it at 0:37.
moreIn the description of the video Garrett says that he used the Shure SM57 microphone.
more"We recorded the guitars using a Mesa Boogie Mark 2B Amp close mic'd with a Shure SM57."
more"The Body Bags score was composed using Digital Performer software running on a Macintosh Iicx computer. Sampling was done with an Emulator IIIxp and a Forat F16. Other electronic instruments include Hammond B3, Wurlitzer electric piano, MicroMoog, Roland MKS80, D550, Prophet VS, Yamaha DX and TX series, EMU Proteus 1 and 2, Korg M1r and M1rex, and an AKAI 612. The score was digitally recorded using Alesis ADATs and BRC and John Hardy microphone preamps. Microphones included AKG414, Shure VP88 and SM57. The music was mixed on a custom Speck Electronics model 62 console. Signal processors used include: Behringer MDX 2000, SNR 802, DBX165a, B&B and Troisi cq, Dyna-Mite, Aphex expander gates, Lexicon and Yamaha Reverbs, Zoom, TC and Korg delays. Additional DSP and editing done in Sound Designer/Sound Tools." -John Carpenter
moreIn his YouTube page "SquidPhysics", Ben has the list of some material that he uses, which includes the Shure SM57 Instrument/Vocal Microphone.
more[This image gallery](http://beintheloopchicago.com/the-soft-moon-metro/) of shots from a 2018 live performance by the Soft Moon shows Vasquez drumming on a trash can, which is mic'ed with a 57.
moreAt 1:18 in this video he says hes using a 1x12 Fender Bandmaster miced by a Shure SM57
moreHe and Poppy use the same SM57 with the top cap removed. Can also be seen in Poppy's - Lowlife (acoustic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3nrzRbJOm8
moreMy microphones: Rode NT-2A (x2) Rode NT5 (x2) Shure SM57 Shure SM58 Sennheiser E602 Sennheiser E906
moreKevin uses this microphone during the "everything that's perfect" section of the STAR music video. At 3:13, to be exact.
moreIn the comments, Ayla replied to a comment asking "What mic do you use??" and she replied "SM57"
moreIn this rare photo from the Lonely Enclave twitter you can see his SM57 in plain site.
more"A Neumann FET47 (the first real mic I ever bought, a great kick mic) and an old AKG D12, plus pairs of Neumann U87s, AKG 414s, 421s, AT451s, AT4033s, some Groove Tube mics, a magical AKG C12A, a stereo ATM that works great to take around for overdubs elsewhere (like the kitchen or garage), some weirdo mics I’ve found while touring, plus the solid traditional stuff like a Shure SM57, which is the snare drum standard for me. I was also just given some Earthworks mics, which have amazing detail–I never heard the downstairs TV in my overheads before!"
moreIn this video, Vladimir is seen using a Fender Bassbreaker stack amp mic'd up with a Shure SM57.
moreJ Diabolus Nemesis prominently uses these microphones on his amplifier speaker cabinets but when he did a rehearsal he used a shure SM57 microphone as a vocal mic.
moreOn October 29, 2018 in this Equipboard article, German guitarist Julian Wolf noted: "When we recorded the album there where a number of microphones used, including a Shure SM57."
moreThe mic are specified in this tech rider and is always seen in his live gigs in front of his amp.
moreFrom website; "For recording guitar Jay uses a Massenburg eq and a Massenburg limiter. ...and two Shure SM57 microphones..."
moreYou point a 57 at a sound source, adjust the gain on your preamp, and what you record sounds vaguely like the sound you recorded. One time me and a buddy drowned a 57 in a toilet, flushed for the heck of it, then plugged her in and used her and she sounded exactly the same. No worse off.... but no better either! Indestructible, cheap, I used to own like 8 of these but now I think I just have my vintage 60s one.
You can hammer a nail with this mic. . .seriously.
An incredibly cheap mike for close-miking jobs. I have recorded a drumkit at a gig with these mikes and been amazed that no other instruments could be heard on the recording.
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This microphone is by no mistake the industry standard for recording guitar (and a lot of other instruments). We grew up listening to guitars recorded with it, and, as ar as microphones go, this one is really really easy to set up and get a good sound out of. I have used it for vocals with a pop filter with good results, and for other instruments as well. Highly recommend.
I mic my Fender Deluxe amp with the SM57, record into Logic. Sounds great, it's a legendary mic for a reason
Usually use SM57 as a snare drum mic
I used to make do with one of our drummer's spare tom microphones... I didn't realise what I was missing until I got one of these and my life changed! Absolutely love it, perfect for mic'ing up my amps either for stage or studio.
I bought one Shure SM57 before my first big gig with my other band, my Fender Rumble is really louder but the room was really big, so we (me and the guitar player, who has a Marsall CF 112) bought a couples of these mics, we put the mics in a Yamaha EMX head and trough two Peavey's PV115 and we play. I also recorded a lot of acoustic's with this mic and my Yamaha Acoustic. Not my choice for voices, but is a great instrument mic
Yes, it has been the standard for snare drums for so many years and it sounds really great. Lacks of high frequencies but he reproduces perfectly the body of the snare drum sound.
This is a classic microphone used on countless tracks. It is the standard for recording guitar cabinets and can be used for pretty much anything if you have the creative will!
This is the quintessential studio microphone. Most if not everyone who owns a recording studio has at least one of these microphones. I use it mostly to record electric guitar and snare drum. I've seen videos of people using it as a vocal microphone too so it's very versatile. It is also very durable. The sound is bright and focused, ideal for miking guitar cabinets. It makes a great combination with the Sennheiser e906.
This mic is amazing. I spent some time up at Berklee College of Music this past summer, and they have about 7-13 of these in all of their studios, stored right next tons of other mic that make the price of this mic look like pocket change... Keep in mind, Berklee has multi-million dollar studios, and they have to budget to fill their mic lockers to the brim with as many $1000 AKG condensers as they want, yet they still swear by 57's for any project. You know a mic is good when it doesn't even cost $100, yet it is still used by pros who would choose it over mics that are way more expensive.
Most people would agree that in the music world, you get what you pay for when it comes to gear. This mic is the exception. It's incredibly cheap, but it still sounds amazing.
Drum/Guitar Cab Mic
I've used this mic for basic vocal overdubs in the bast, but now I mainly use it or micing the top of a snare.
Obviously a must have for every studio. I use it for many applications.
This thing is an industry standard for a reason, I've had no problem getting a good tone using one of these bad boys in the studio, these work great on snare as well!
The holy grail of dynamic mics
Infaltable, lo uso tanto para microfonear el ampli como para cantar.
This is nicknamed the workhorse of microphones for a reason. This microphone really not does everything, but is amazing at everything just the same.
I use this microphone as in live and studio performances. It just works.
If you do recording, a 57 is mandatory! Best guitar amp and snare mic. Indestructible and reliable.
Jack of all trades!
I did a lot of research before buying it, it certainly didn't dissapoint.
They're tough, sound good, and will last forever. There's nothing I could say about them that hasn't already been said.
Excelent for guitars and snare. You can achieve great results on vocals, but it needs a really good preamp to make it shine.
they work so well on so many sources ...
This Mic is a most for the recording guitarist, a legendary mic
Just... just buy it. Obligatory text to fill in extra space... but still just buy it. Or two, or ten.
One of the most iconic mics out there. Great for rock and metal. I use it for my electric guitar/bass.
you can throw this somebit*ch at the wall... repeatedly, and it will still work like the day you got it.
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Hey man, gonna start recording some of my own stuff in a slightly more professional way. Or much more really but I have too little money to get the equipment wrong. If you ever got some time to talk me through some stuff I'd really appreciate it. No worries if not.
Also how do you upvote stuff?
@23tmr:
1) sure, I am up right now waiting to hear from my ex about my kid, whaddaya want to know? I can be reached on Skype at jim.marchi1 to IM or I guess take a video call... I am not a big facebook or IM sort of guy so that's the best I can do for real time without putting in any effort and I am sleepy
2) the little orange circle with an arrow next to a number is the upvote. If you click it, it will go up and the original poster will be notified that you gave them the 'ol thumbsup
Cool man erm can't right now I'm in England and it's like 4 in the morning so gonna get some sleep. Don't do facebook neither so no worry there. Can't find the orange circle is it sposed to be next to the iq number.
I fell asleep anyway. It was only 11pm here in Philadelphia. I am old.